Paring-knife.



O. H. BUTLER.

PARING KNIFE.

APPLIOATIOK FILED JULY 11, 1913.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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a m o m H M W 0 H n L o H P w s w r E P s p e O N E n T reference to theOSSIE H. BUTLER, OF GHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PARING-KNIFE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OssIE H. BUTLER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Faring-Knives, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in paring knives and has for itsobject the provision of a knife of this character which is of simpleconstruction, capable of economical manufacture and eificient in use.

The invention consists in the combinations? and arrangements of scribedand claimed.

The invention will be best understood by accompanying drawing thisspecification, and in parts hereinafter deforming a part of which,

Figure 1 is atop plan View of a knife embodying my invention, Fig. 2, anedge View of the same, and Fig. 3, an enlarged section taken on linezv-ae of Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a knife blade 1 which isprovided with a suitable handle 2,said knife blade being curved in the direction of its length and atright angles to its sides as indicated in Fig. 2, the cutting edge 3 ofsaid knife being also'curved as shown in Fig. 1. A paring guard 4 isprovided at one end with a ferrule or band 5 adapted to fit over thecorresponding end of handle 2 and at its other end with a loop 6 adaptedto fit snugly over the knife blade. A set screw 7 which passes throughthe band 5 and is threaded into the corresponding portion of handle 2serves. to maintain the guard in operative position. Guard. 4, band 5and loop 6 are all made integrally with each other and preferably ofaluminum. The construction set forth is very simple, capable ofeconomical manufacture and highly eificient in use. By curving the blade1 in the direction of its length and at right angles to its sides theknife is better adapted to peel- Specification of Letters Patent.Application filed July 11, 1913.

rule toward said blade Patented Sept. 15, 1914. Serial No. 778,438.

ing or paring of potatoes or similar articles having depressionstherein.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

aving described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In combination, a knife blade; a handle on said blade; a ferrule onsaid handle; a guard integral with said ferrule, having a portionextending inwardly from said ferand a portion spaced parallel with,close to and back of the cutting edge of said blade; and a loopextending around said blade intermediate the ends of the latter andformed integrally with said guard, substantially as described.

In combination, a knife blade; a handle on said blade; a ferrule on saidhandle; a

guard integral with said ferrule, having oortions extending inwardlyfrom said ferrule toward said blade and a portion spaced parallel with,close to and back of the cutting edge of said blade, said last mentionedportion being arcual in cross section and disposed substantiallyperpendicular to said blade; and a loop extending around said bladeintermediate the ends of the latter and formed integrally with saidguard, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSSIE H. BUTLER.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Porrs, ARTHUR A. OLsoN.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of IPatents.

Washington, D. 6.

